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Figure 5.17: Excellent access to daylight and exterior<br />

views in the auditorium of Prospect Learning Center in<br />

Washington, DC<br />

Figure 5.18: Covered decks connect indoors and outdoors at<br />

Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg, FL<br />

PATTERNS ALIGNED WITH DCPS PHASE<br />

THREE MODERNIZATION<br />

3a: Daylighting<br />

To what extent does natural daylight penetrate learning<br />

areas?<br />

Appropriate daylighting strategies can improve student<br />

performance as much as 20 percent. In addition,<br />

daylighting indoor learning environments is a sustainable<br />

design strategy, as it reduces electrical lighting and<br />

cooling loads. This criteria measures both the quantity<br />

and quality of daylight in the learning environment.<br />

3b: Full Spectrum Lighting<br />

What is the quality of artificial lighting?<br />

Poor indoor lighting conditions often contribute to<br />

many symptoms of “sick building syndrome,” such as<br />

tension headaches and fatigue, and reduces the legibility<br />

of learning material. Good indoor lighting creates a<br />

healthier, more pleasant learning environment.<br />

3c: Exterior Vistas<br />

To what extent do interior spaces have views and vistas?<br />

Views to the outside, particularly onto natural scenery,<br />

improve students’ emotional and intellectual well-being.<br />

3d: Indoor-Outdoor Connection<br />

What is the quality of the indoor-outdoor connections?<br />

Strong indoor-outdoor connections allow for seamless<br />

movement from indoor learning activities to outdoor<br />

learning and engagement with the natural world.<br />

These connections reduce lost learning time in moving<br />

students, and increases opportunities for students to<br />

access the outdoors safely.<br />

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